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Gas stations in Lawrence County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Lawrence County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,790 of 2,358 scored counties
#37 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
12
7 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,915 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.1
66% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,273
+0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For gas stations, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,790 of 2,358 scored counties and #37 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gas stations in Lawrence County. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 18.1 for every 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $2,915 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $19.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 12 gas stations, that is $1.6M per station, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Lawrence County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 601 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lawrence County compares

The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gas stations in Lawrence County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.115.110.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6018701,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,915$2,886$2,595
Median household income$44,882$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3542

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 11
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
127 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lawrence County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,273+0.3% since 2020
Households
6,613
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$44,882+12.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,373
Median home value
$98,900
Jobs located here
4,103
Daytime population
14,694Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Lawrence County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR91807.1$4.4M+16.0%#19 of 2,358
2Washington County, AR85798.1$3.6M+9.9%#72 of 2,358
3Madison County, AR79913.9$2.5M+11.2%#178 of 2,358
4Saline County, AR775010.0$3.1M+7.6%#216 of 2,358
5Randolph County, AR7668.2$3.7M+1.5%#231 of 2,358
6Baxter County, AR75178.8$3.2M+3.1%#255 of 2,358
7Fulton County, AR72612.6$2.5M+3.7%#350 of 2,358
8Carroll County, AR701513.2$2.4M+3.6%#410 of 2,358
9Faulkner County, AR706914.0$2.2M+8.2%#413 of 2,358
10Crawford County, AR654017.1$1.8M+4.1%#578 of 2,358
37Lawrence County, AR351218.1$1.6M+0.3%#1,790 of 2,358

Other business types in Lawrence County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Lawrence County, AR?

Lawrence County has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Lawrence County, AR spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $19.3M a year, or $2,915 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,613 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lawrence County, AR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Lawrence County has 18.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 601 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 16,273 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,613 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $44,882 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Lawrence County scores 35 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,790 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Lawrence County

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